FIFA bribery scandal: 2022 World Cup bought by Qatar?
Emails have emerged implicating the top brass of FIFA, world soccer's governing body, essentially sold the 2022 World Cup to the country of Qatar. American officials are fuming after their bid to host...
View ArticleMexican soccer players blame tainted beef after testing positive for banned...
The five accused players claim their tests were positive as a result of eating beef that had been fed the banned substance. Clenbuterol, though banned by the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, is still...
View ArticleWorld Cup and Olympic slum crackdowns
Brazil is trying to crack down on organized crime in Rio de Janeiro's favelas. There is criticism that the government is cracking down on only the slums near wealthy areas. The BBC's Paulo Cabral talks...
View ArticleA Cycle Race at a Snail’s Pace
This story was originally covered by PRI's The World. For more, listen to the audio above.Professional cycling’s “Tour of Switzerland” finished up this past weekend. American Levi Leipheimer won by a...
View ArticleSouth Korea Awarded 2018 Winter Olympics
Story by Jason Strother, PRI's The World.There were a lot of tense people sitting in Seoul plaza in the South Korean capital on Wednesday night, eyes fixed on a big-screen television, waiting for the...
View ArticleGay softball controversy
Story from Here and Now. Listen to audio above for full report.It's been a year of steps forward in gay rights, with the state of New York legalizing gay marriage, the Justice Department pledging not...
View ArticleEconomic crisis pushes sports leagues to the edge
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to audio above for full report.The Italian soccer season has been delayed this year, as a bitter dispute between team owners and players drags on into the regular...
View ArticleNearly entire Russian ice hockey team dies in plane crash
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to audio for full report.Hockey fans around the world are mourning the loss of nearly the entire squad of Russian ice hockey powerhouse Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in a plane...
View ArticleHardcore soccer fans driving force behind Egypt violence
Story by Ursula Lindsey, PRI's The World. Listen to audio for full report.Friday was a long, hot, busy day in Cairo. As darkness fell, protests were taking place in Tahrir (against the proposed...
View ArticleThe corruption of American college sports
Story from Here and Now. Listen to audio for full report.Every season seems to bring more scandals involving college sports, but a provocative article in The Atlantic says the real scandal is the...
View ArticleNBA season in jeopardy as negotiations continue
Story from Here and Now. Listen to audio above for full report.If you're an NBA fan, you'll be waiting at least two more weeks — and quite likely much longer than that — for this season to get...
View ArticleRoller derby finds a home in Colombia
Story from PRI's The World. Listen above to the full audio report.You never know how an American sport will find its way to another country. Take Colombia. Baseball was introduced to the South American...
View ArticleIndy Car driver Dan Wheldon dies in fiery Las Vegas crash (with video)
Story by The Takeaway. Listen to audio above for full report.One driver is dead and two others remain in the hospital after a fiery crash at the Indy 300 in Las Vegas.Dan Wheldon, the 33-year-old...
View ArticleWorld Series 2011 gets started tonight in St. Louis
Story by The Takeaway. Listen to audio above for full report.The St. Louis Cardinals will play host to the Texas Rangers tonight as the 2011 World Series gets underway.The two teams, which each won...
View ArticleNCAA set to receive proposals for college sports reform
Story from Here & Now. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.The National Collegiate Athletic Association is meeting this week and is expected to receive two proposals that aim to improve...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers set to decide World Series champion in Game 7
Story from Here and Now. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.The St. Louis Cardinals were down to their last strike Thursday night not just once, but twice.And, in the end, after mounting...
View ArticleAfter teen dies of mysterious head injuries, doctors asking questions about...
Story from Here and Now. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.More than 125 former professional football players have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and helmet-maker...
View ArticleAs NBA lockout drags on, the forgotten casualties are the arena workers
Story from The Takeaway. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.Tuesday would have been first day of NBA season, and there are no signs that the impasse between owners and players will resolve...
View ArticleAs lockout drags on, more regular people finding their paychecks shrinking
Story from Here & Now. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.The NBA lockout continues and games are canceled for the entire month over disagreement between owners and players over how...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky, former Penn State football assistant, faces sexual abuse charges
Story from The Takeaway. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.A former Penn State assistant football coach has been indicted for sexual assault and two university officials have resigned,...
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